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The new iPad Pro’s are here and so are the entire team…for once. Find out if Matt, Barry, Ric, Karl or Mark Chappell (EssentialMac and Rampant Mumberlings) have ordered one (I know you’re dying to know right)? Also we circle back to the Governments Investigatory Powers Bill and cry ‘Liar, liar, pants on fire’ before rounding up the show by asking if it all now downhill for Apple…as we’re made to believe at least.

Also we have our responses to our last Latched Question and you can join our future Latched conversations by visiting here.

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This week Matt, Barry, Karl and Mark Chappell (EssentialMac and Rampant Mumberlings) discuss the new Apple TV….We may need to get the FanBoy Alert on standby. Also, the government has proposed it’s new form of spyin…errr…I mean snoopin….errr…I mean safekeeping the UK general public. What could possibly go wrong?

A New Apple TV.

App discovery…or lack of it.

Pumped about PLEX.

Staying in Control.

UK Snooping.

Open DNS sold.

China Upgrades.

Also we have our responses to our last Latched Question and you can join our future Latched conversations by visiting here.

Apple has released some new iMacs so Matt, Karl and Barry joined by Alex G Fox discuss the new desktops and Magic devices. Will the new Retina Displays make the guys go all a flutter or will some of the limitations of the cheaper versions dampen their enthusiasm? Also, the soldered ram issues raises its ugly head once again. Well it couldn’t all be ‘FanBoy’ alerts through the entire show could it.

The new Retina’s on the block.

A Magical Tale.

New Phone same Camera?

No China News News.

Tesla’s Graveyard.

Also we have our responses to our last Latched Question and you can join our future Latched conversations by visiting here.

After a week of playing with the new iOS Ric, Matt, Karl and Mark Chappell (EssentialMac & The Rampant Mumblings Podcast) return to share their thoughts and opinions. Maybe Karl changed his views on the London Transit directions or has he got more proof it’s hopeless? Also Watch OS 2 was released and probably installed. New iPhones should be here soon and the guys share their thoughts about Content Blocking in iOS 9.

The new iOS9 a week later.

Watch OS 2 is finally here.

Blocking that Content.

Also we have our responses to our last Latched Question and you can join our future Latched conversations by visiting here.

There is actually some REAL Apple news this week as Tim Cook took to the stage and showed off what Apple has been working on recently and oh what a selection we have. Karl is joined by Barry, Mark Chappell (EssentialMac & The Rampant Mumblings Podcast) and Guy Serle (The MyMac Podcast) as well as our intrepid on-the-spot reporter Alex G Fox, who checks in from the London Mac User Group and is joined by Tim and Paul (LMUG) to see what the Apple faithful thought of the announcements. Have Apple impressed us with their new shiny things and what will we soon be shelling out our cash for?

Amazon Prime Music hits the UK as Spotify and Apple Music rival1 million songs for Prime customers but does it really matter or add anything to amazon?

iPad's dominance continues to fade in shrinking tablet market, latest IDC data showsWhile the Apple iPad held on to its position as the leading tablet brand worldwide during the June quarter, the gap with other tablet makers shrank .

Opinion: Do we hold on to our tech too long?Talking point is that are people resenting Apple for sunsetting hardware because their stuff lasts so long. iPhone 4s getting a new lease of life, Apple TV 2 getting more life?

Breakthrough could finally bring wireless charging to iPhoneWould you prefer a phone that lasts longer or one you can charge easier

Apple Watch Customer Satisfaction Hits 97%, Higher Than Both Original iPhone And iPad“It was almost as if the farther away people were from tech or the tech industry, the more they liked the Apple Watch.”

This week Matt, Ric, Barry and Karl are joined by Mark Chappell (EssentialMac & The Rampant Mumberlings Podcast) to sift through the weeks Apple related news. What will they discover as they overturn stories and rummage through rumours? Well. you’ll just have to listen and find out….or undergo exploratory root canal treatment…the results are pretty much the same.

This week the Mac & Forthers, Matt, Ric, Barry and Karl are joined by the wonderful Don McAllister (ScreenCastsOnline) to discuss the weeks Apple related news. That mainly being Apple Music this week. Can a bunch older fuddy duddies appreciate Beats1 or do we just think they are playing their darn music too loud again?…..And get off our lawn too! Bloody kids!!!!

The excitement of Apple’s WWCD 2015 Keynote is behind us and so we settle down to poke through the announcements and see what they might mean. Are they as impressive as they appear and are we looking forward to trying out the new apps and services? Karl is still a little disappointed there was no new Apple TV but you can’t have everything. Barry, Matt and Karl are joined by Mark Chappell (EssentialMac & Rampant Mumberlings Podcast) and Russ Clewett (The AirWaves Podcast) to share their thoughts and opinions of Apples road map for the coming year.

With less than a week to go until this years WWDC we once again flex our predictive muscles and try to gaze into our crystal balls to see what Apple might have in store for this coming Monday. Matt takes the role of QuizMaster, so he doesn’t squirm so much when we ask him questions, and grills Barry and Karl who are joined by Mark Chappell (EssentialMac & Rampant Mumblings) and Adam Christianson (The MacCast) to see who knows most. Also, you, our dear listeners, can collectively challenge us by heading to our online quiz page. The results will be posted shortly after the events keynote.

This week Matt, Barry and Karl and joined by Callum Petras and Richard Harkness (Human V2) to debate the weeks Apple related news. A few of the panel have now tried on the Apple Watch for real and they share their thoughts and opinions of their try on experience. Fortunately as it’s an audio show you don’t have to view their hairy wrists as they relive the experience.

It’s nearly time for pre-orders of the Apple Watch. What will the guys be opting for or what will be making them hold off? This week Matt, Barry and Karl and joined by Callum Petras and Adam Christianson (The MacCast) to delve into the weeks news and share their views and opinions.

The gang is back to go through the weeks Apple related news (Watch) once again. Matt & Karl are joined by Mark Chappell (EssentialMac) and Callum Petras (who struggles with his virginal internet service through the show) and poke and prod everything Apple related they find.

This week we are fully manned even though Ric is away on Paternity leave (congratulations Sir). Callum Petras and Mark Chappell (EssentialMac) join Matt, Barry and Karl to go over the weeks Apple related news and bring their usual slightly sideways look of the weeks headlines and events.

After another week we have escaped once more to do yet another show. This week Ric, Matt and Karl or joined by both Alex G. Fox and Guy Serle (The MyMac Podcast) to discuss the weeks news and share their opinions after a week of musing Apple recent announcements.

Also, as a special bonus the guys perform a live read of an episode of the upcoming podcast drama The Maltese Cube written by Guy Serle.

With only a few days to Apple next launch event it’s time to yet again play The Mac & Forth Quiz Of What Will Be Announced…catchy title huh?Ric, Matt, Barry and Karl are joined by Dr. Richard Harkness (Human V2) to try and predict what will be revealed next Monday. Also, you have the opportunity of challenging our assembled….what’s a nice word?…errr…..pundits, with your own predictions. Just follow the link listed below.

With both Missy and Bazza away we have a BOGOF (Buy One Get One Free) guest situation as both Andy Leigh and Callum Petras join Ric, Matt and Karl to discuss the weeks Apple and Apple related news and place it under their microscope...well, they have to use them for something.

Another week and another round of Apple related news hits the air. (Un)Fortunately Barry, Ric and Karl are here to share their views and opinions but they are thankfully joined by the competent Russ Clewett (The AirWaves Podcast) to discuss, dissect and dismiss the weeks news.

This week Ric, Matt, Barry and Karl are in search of any significant Apple related news but having come up a bit empty they turn their attention to Glass, Nest and the Uber service....That was a sentence that would have made no sense a few years ago.

It's a brand new year and a brand new episode of The Mac & Forth Show. This week Ric, Matt, Barry and Karl are joined by the wonderful Don McAllister (ScreenCastsOnline). We get to discuss the week's Apple related news and poke a little fun at things with a long pokey stick.